Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on six matters: (1) the
re-election of Ms.
As of the close of business on
For Proposals No. 1 through No. 5, the percentages in parentheses below are the percentages of the votes cast for each matter. For Proposal No. 6, the percentages in parentheses below are the percentages of the votes cast and the percentages of the total outstanding shares eligible to vote on the record date.
Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors.
The common and preferred stockholders, voting as a single class, approved the
re-election of Ms.
Broker For Withheld Non-Votes Ms. Linda F. Powers 674,562,624 19,451,736 147,209,551 (97.2%) (2.8%) (N/A) Dr. Navid Malik 676,764,972 17,249,388 147,209,551 (97.5%) (2.5%) (N/A)
Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The common and preferred stockholders, voting as a single class, ratified the
appointment of
Broker For Against Abstained Non-Votes
Ratification of
(98.8%) (1.2%) (N/A)
Proposal No. 3. Ratification Of The Same Option Awards That Were Made In 2020 To
The common and preferred stockholders, voting as a single class, ratified the same option awards that were made in 2020 to the Company's named executive officers and for which the stockholders already voted in favor in an advisory vote at the Company's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes for ratification were as follows:
Broker For Against Abstained Non-Votes Ratification of Named 147,209,551 Executive Officer 613,009,482 68,146,624 12,858,254 (N/A) Option Awards (90.0%) (10.0%) (N/A)
Proposal No. 4. Advisory Vote on 2021 Executive Compensation.
The common and preferred stockholders, voting as a single class, approved the Company's 2021 executive compensation. The votes for approval were as follows:
Broker For Against Abstained Non-Votes Approval of 2021 625,747,069 55,153,546 13,113,745 147,209,551 Executive Compensation (91.9%) (8.1%) (N/A) (N/A)
Proposal No. 5. Approval Of Previously Reported 2020 Option Awards To
The common and preferred stockholders, voting as a single class, approved the previously reported 2020 option awards to the Company's independent directors of the Board of Directors. The votes for approval were as follows:
Broker For Against Abstained Non-Votes Approval of 2020 619,934,754 65,686,803 8,392,803 147,209,551 Option Awards to the (90.4%) (9.6%) (N/A) (N/A) Company's Independent Directors
Proposal No. 6. Approval of Common Stock Increase Amendment.
The common stockholders, voting as a separate class, approved the Common Stock Increase Amendment to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. The common and preferred stockholders, voting together as a single class, also approved the Common Stock Increase Amendment.
The votes for approval by the common stockholders, voting as a separate class, as a percentage of votes cast, and as a percentage of the total outstanding shares Common Stock as of the record date, were as follows:
Broker For Against Abstained Non-Votes
Common Stock Increase Amendment 777,766,055 37,214,287 4,132,144 0 Percent of votes cast
(95.0%) (4.5%) (0.5%)
Percent of total Common Stock (73.8%) (3.5%) (0.4%)
The votes for approval by the common and preferred stockholders, voting together as a single class, as a percentage of votes cast, and as a percentage of the total outstanding shares of Common and Preferred Stock combined as of the record date, were as follows: Broker For Against Abstained Non-Votes Common Stock Increase Amendment 799,877,480 37,214,287 4,132,144 0 Percent of votes cast (95.1%) (4.4%) (0.5%) Percent of total Common & Preferred Stock (74.3%) (3.5%) (0.4%)
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